Live from Iraq! An Army family on the front lines

Letter and pix from Iraq ^ | 11/21/03 | Williams

[pabianice]

More New York Times lies revealed

Great to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and your family. It is so great to get messages from old friends and to see the intrest in supporting all the good we are trying to accomplish.

It would be great if you could get the word out on the type of things the military is doing over here. There is too much neagtive press about what is going on. Just the other day, an Iraqi doctor approached me on the street and thanked my soldiers for being there. He also offered me some sagacious advice. He told me we need to get more positive media on the air waves, because all the neagtive press does now is hurt the great strides we have made; water, electricty, fuel, security and not to mention getting the schools to begin operating. The AL Jezra network recently reported that we were on the streets beating children and stealing gold from Iraqis. Follow this up with a segment from CNN on how the troops in Iraq are not well recived. Where once this educated Doctor made a dollar a month for his services under the old Regime, he now can make 100 dollars a month. In the last 2 weeks my men and I have visited over 300 homes in the Mosul area, almost 99% of who we talked to were greatful for all we have done and continue to do.

Our soldiers have been in Iraq for over 11 months; the 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) is the only unit that still remains from the original group that led the attack to Baghdad; a testament to the excellence and professionalism of every one of the soldiers in the company and the division.

Unfortunately, the media has not been reporting all the good and positive things that our soldiers are doing daily, or about how much they personally believe in the cause. We know the impact we are having daily through the smiles and greetings we receive from the majority of the Iraqi people, they know the sacrifices we are willing to make and have made for freedom; freedom for all. This is about protecting people and their humanity and their rights to live free from oppression...

[pabianice]

See entire letter and photos at link www.navlog.org.

[Coop]

Good stuff, thanks!

[Pikamax]

bttt

[Chummy]

Great work! Keep it up, and God bless you all.

[princess leah]

THose smiles are worth a thousand words! GO USA!

[M1Tanker]

One has to wonder on the purpose and intentions of media "coverage" in Iraq. To me, it appears as though the media's, and the Left's, sole purpose and reason for being is to support terrorist/terrorism/fascism/socialism (redundant, no?) and oppose any attempts to bring freedom and true peace to the world.

Am I wrong here?

[doug from upland]

A great picture. Thank God for those brave men and women who risk their lives to defend us and help children on the other side of the world. There is nothing more noble.

[ConservativeMan55]

Excellent Pic!

[boxerblues]

Our soldiers have been in Iraq for over 11 months; the 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) is the only unit that still remains from the original group that led the attack to Baghdad; a testament to the excellence and professionalism of every one of the soldiers in the company and the division.

Its been a very long year for the Screaming Eagles and still their spirits are good and continue to do an excellant job.

[ducks1944]

GOD Bless them and there families back home who give them up for all of us. May good thing come to them soon. May GOD Bless richly.

[WVNan]

The U.S. needs to provide television service for the Middle East and make it so entertaining they will forget to watch Al Jezera; sort of like we do with CNN.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Belated thanks. Great post.

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Just the other day, an Iraqi doctor approached me on the street and thanked my soldiers for being there. He also offered me some sagacious advice. He told me we need to get more positive media on the air waves....

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Unfortunately, the media has not been reporting all the good and positive things that our soldiers are doing daily,
or about how much they personally believe in the cause. "

Get the REAL facts from the military PING
Find out what CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and FOX refuse to tell you.
After all the TV and Cable network news rooms are "busy" with Micahel Jackson, Scott Peterson and Kobe Bryant.

pabianice : Thank You

Ragtime Cowgirl : Thanks for the ping.

[McGavin999]

To me, it appears as though the media's, and the Left's, sole purpose and reason for being is to support terrorist/terrorism/fascism/socialism (redundant, no?) and oppose any attempts to bring freedom and true peace to the world.

I don't know. I go back and forth between that and that perhaps it's a result of being poorly educated. I don't know which is worse, treasonous intent or pathetic ignorance.

[radu]

Thanks for the ping, RC!
Great post, pabianice!

However, daily these young soldiers carry themselves with the demeanor and maturity that you would expect from individuals many years their senior.

Does this not make one proud of our fighting men and women?! *sigh* This one sentence brought a tear of pride to my eye.

I hope the package I sent to CPT. Williams has arrived, or arrives soon....I stuck something in there they can use for Thanksgiving dinner if they so choose, along with things for the Christmas party.
This week was a mailing of morale-boost for him and those under his command.

[M1Tanker]

I don't know. I go back and forth between that and that perhaps it's a result of being poorly educated. I don't know which is worse, treasonous intent or pathetic ignorance.

I'll hit the "mainstream" media on both counts and call it "Contributing to pathetic ignorance through teasonous intent". It's upsetting to see these "educated journalists" try to hide their mirth every time a US Soldier is killed, but shed tears every time one of these islamofascist thugs gets a magazine full of payback. I am truly starting to believe this war on terror will turn into a war of left (fascism, hatred, world socialism, the state as God with all other religion outlawed, and genocide) vs right (freedom, individual rights/responsibilites, and responsible/limited gov't), and the media has already sided with the leftists.

But that's just my "gut feeling" and I may be wrong. Maybe the left (those not in elite positions of power) by and large is truly ignorant and brainwashed by the media/Hollywood spin machine to truly believe the only evil in the universe is conservatives, Christians and the US Military....But no one can be so stupid to unwillingly fall for that fallicy....can they?

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[armymarinemom]

Excellent report and px!! Much better than:
CNN-Communist News Network
ABC-American Bolshevik Company
CBS-Communist Broadcast System
NBC-National Baathist Collaborator

[radu]

Find out what CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and FOX refuse to tell you.

*snicker*.....that's why mass e-mailing is done. They won't tell us but, by golly, I don't mind telling them. Others do it, too, with articles and letters such as this. :-)